Channel: This Place

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Description: Not literally selfish, but seemingly selfish. If a gene codes for that which allows it to continue is self reproduction... then it will reproduce. All the genes that don't help reproduction tend to go away. For more information on stuff related to this video, check out the side notes: youtube.com/watch?v=1Nt2I... Photo Credits Jacobs Sheep Ed Bierman (cropped)- flickr.com/photos/edbierma... References The selfish gene- Richard Dawkins The extended phenotype- Richard Dawkins Patreon patreon.com/user?u=849925